Jun 23 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department charged four Chinese companies and eight individuals with trafficking precursor chemicals for fentanyl, Canada and the U.S. have begun investigations into the Titan submersible tragedy and Pakistan says around 350 Pakistani nationals… Continue watching
Jun 22 WATCH: Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Modi at White House for state dinner By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Despite deep differences over human rights and India's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine, Biden extended to Modi the administration’s third invitation for a state visit. It included the state dinner, a high diplomatic honor that the U.S. reserves for its closest allies. Continue reading
Jun 22 Biden defends calling China’s Xi a ‘dictator’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press China's government earlier Thursday registered a formal protest of his remarks. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: India’s Prime Minister Modi delivers remarks at joint meeting of Congress By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press In a joint news conference with Modi, Biden called the relationship between the U.S. and India among the most consequential in the world and "more dynamic than at any time in history.”… Continue reading
Jun 22 Here’s what to know about India’s ties with Russia By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India considers Russia a time-tested ally. But that partnership has become fraught since Moscow started developing closer ties with India’s main rival, China, because of the war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Biden and Indian Prime Minister Modi hold joint news briefing during state visit to U.S. By Chris Megerian, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press It's a rare occurrence for the Indian prime minister who avoids unscripted moments and has presided over a steady decline in press freedom in his country. Continue reading
Jun 22 India’s Modi gets glitzy reception in state visit with Biden, but human rights concerns raised By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are marking the state visit of the Indian leader by announcing several major deals between the two countries. Continue reading
Jun 20 Biden is ready to meet with India’s leader, looking past Modi’s human rights record and ties to Russia By Aamer Madhani, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Biden is extending the high honor even though Modi's government has stayed on the sidelines in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and as human rights activists express alarm about the state of India's democracy. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Search underway for missing sub carrying five people to Titanic wreck site In our news wrap Monday, search operations are underway for a submersible carrying five people to view the Titanic wreckage, tornadoes in Mississippi killed at least one person and injured two dozen more, a scorching heat wave in northern India… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 3:31 News Wrap: Blinken holds ‘constructive’ talks with China’s foreign minister In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Blinken met with Chinese officials in Beijing, Israel’s prime minister said his judicial overhaul plan is moving ahead, a new three-day cease-fire went into effect in Sudan, gun violence across the U.S. Continue watching